Weather Records on 14 August 2022

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 2022. Highest significance: Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU.

Key Facts for 14 August 2022

On 14 August 2022, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
472 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 752 daily.
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 14 August 2022.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

771 stations

771 station records on 14 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Omolon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent (Twilight Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darriman (Tarralangi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mining Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Douala	Cameroon	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tooms Lake (Tooms River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orielton (East Orielton Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longley (Telopea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meerlieu (Springvale West)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 14 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 12, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 2022

Top 20 records on 14 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2022	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	131 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 August 2022	Levendale, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2022	Wattle Hill, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2022	Marlo, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2022	Ormley, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2022	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2022	Kanab, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2022	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2022	Mount Wellington, AU	monthly rain	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Omolon, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Batesburg, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	119 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Richmond (Brookbank), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Rochelle 7ENE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Stonehouse, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Swansea (Belmont), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Dry Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2022	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2022. 2022 had 771 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	624
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1